Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Work
KillCopy Speeds Up Disk Transfers And Securely Deletes Files
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: It’s no secret that the default copy handler in Windows is miserably inadequate. KillCopy runs circles around the default handler with tons of customisable options including a secure over write of moved files. More »
Work
DropBoxee Loads Drop.io Files Into Boxee
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Want to load up to 100MB of video, audio or pictures into a Boxee media centre without any file copying or configuration? DropBoxee, a new Boxee app, grabs and plays just about any media from a drop.io stash. More »
Fix
Make A DIY iPhone Stylus For Precision, Greasy Fingers
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | The iPhone and iPod touch are meant to be, well, touched. But when you need acute accuracy for your next New Yorker cover, or if you just finished some nachos, a cheap, easy to build stylus might fit the bill. More »
Work
Opera 10 Beta Adds “Turbo Mode”, Visual Tabs
9:15PM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux: A new beta of the speedy, innovative Opera web browser is available for download, bringing a visual, expandable tab bar and tab previews, server-side compression for slow connections, and many more features to your desktop. More »
Organise
2:30PM Angus Kidman | Google has launched a minor refit of its local iGoogle home page, including ‘canvas view’ gadgets that can expand and contract without leaving the iGoogle site and a bunch of additional news feed gadgets. More »
Google Updates Australian iGoogle Apps
2:30PM Angus Kidman | Google has launched a minor refit of its local iGoogle home page, including ‘canvas view’ gadgets that can expand and contract without leaving the iGoogle site and a bunch of additional news feed gadgets. More »
Work
12:30PM Angus Kidman | Readers assure Lifehacker’s resident cynic that the Mac is a keyboard shortcut lovers’ dream, but a hands-on test still produced somewhat mixed results for me. More »
My Quest For The Mac’s Keyboard Shortcut Soul
12:30PM Angus Kidman | Readers assure Lifehacker’s resident cynic that the Mac is a keyboard shortcut lovers’ dream, but a hands-on test still produced somewhat mixed results for me. More »
Money
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Bad news for tech geeks looking to accrue some freebies with their purchases: both the Officeworks chain and Harris Technology are pulling out of the FlyBuys scheme from July 1, 2009. More »
Officeworks, Harris Technology Pulling Out Of FlyBuys
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Bad news for tech geeks looking to accrue some freebies with their purchases: both the Officeworks chain and Harris Technology are pulling out of the FlyBuys scheme from July 1, 2009. More »
Fix
Clean Your Laptop To Keep It Running Smooth And Cool
10:00AM Adam Pash | Taking time out to evacuate your PC’s dust bunnies is a must for keeping your computer running in tip-top shape. If you’re more the laptop sort, DIY site Instructables details how to banish dust from your laptop. More »
Communicate
9:00AM Angus Kidman | When Internode rolled out its 3G plans back in April, we were critical of the relatively low data limits, so it’s good news that they’ve now been increased. More »
Internode Increases Caps On 3G Broadband
9:00AM Angus Kidman | When Internode rolled out its 3G plans back in April, we were critical of the relatively low data limits, so it’s good news that they’ve now been increased. More » Advertisement
